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Friday, June 04, 2021

IBM and UK Research Quantum

 Many big players are inventing in quantum.  Watch it.   And the implications for things like optimization, crypto and analytics in general.   

IBM partners with U.K. on $300M quantum computing research initiative  in VentureBeat

Damon Poeter, June 4, 2021 3:20 PM

The U.K. government and IBM this week announced a five-year £210 million ($297.5 million) artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing collaboration, in the hopes of making new discoveries and developing sustainable technologies in fields ranging from life sciences to manufacturing.

The program will hire 60 scientists, as well as bringing in interns and students to work under the auspices of IBM Research and the U.K.’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at the Hartree Centre in Daresbury, Cheshire. The newly formed Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation (HNCDI) will “apply AI, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics, quantum computing, and cloud technologies” to advance research in areas like materials development and environmental sustainability, IBM said in a statement.  ... " 

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